THE FRANKLIN TIMES Issued Every Friday 2I."> Court Street Trkphoor iSM-I A. V. JOHXSOX, Editor and Manager v ? Jitui<-? Jokjiwa, .WulaM Editor and Holder KIDSCBIPTION RATES HOw Year $1J? Eight Month* 1.00 sta MoMbt .73 Konr Months . -30 > Foreign Advertising RepnwmiiliTr AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Xe* Tort City * - Knlrr^d at the Piwtofflw at LoBiMburg. X. C. a> M-aond claaa mall matter. Ask Merchants fo# Popular Baby j Contest Coupons. / , . * I LOUD SPEAKERS IN CONGRESS F It is interesting, though perhaps not important, to ' learn that the House of .Representatives in Washington has been equipped with loud speakers. The general idea has been that Congress had plenty of loud speakers al ready. , / Careful re reading of the news item about the new equipment of the House, however, discloses that it refers to devices to enable Congressmen to hear each other, i That seems to be about right. If the new machines limit j the range of members voices to the ears of other mem bers there isjiothing for the rest of us to worry about . We are pleased to learn that the loud-speaker system has no radio attachment. The proposal to broadcast the i proceedings of Congress was voted down because of the | impossibility of providing facilities for the 435 members who ?would all want to make speeches at the'same time.! So long as their only audiejioe is withiji the four wall.- j of the House of Representatives there is no particular i incentive to oratory other than the inherent urge- which i inhabits every legislator's breast. HIGHER ENTERTAINMENT ';!? The steady improvement in the quality of entertain ment offered to the American people by means of the movies and the radio is something to he grateful for. The recent announcement by the head of one of t la great broadcasting chains that even more pains will be taken to keep the level of entertainment up to the high est possible standards, by eliminating broadcasts which, are likely to have a[ bad effect upon children's nerves and ^imaginations, is an example of the way in which the |**o " pie responsible for the natioh's amusement respond to' the public demand for wholesome as well as enjoyable shows. The motion picture industry hap also made long strides in its effort to elevate the moral-standards as well as the ' technical quality of the films."5" < * ? It is an interesting commentary on public ta.->tc in en tertainment that a little child,' 'Shirley Temple, has again been acclaimed as the best drawing card of the year in pictures, and., that an animated fairy tale, "Snow White and the Sevep Dwarfs," still draws audiences greater than those which most living actors t-an attract. ()n the radio few characters have the wi*h: appeal ex erted by a wooden venrtiloquist's dummy, Charlie McCarthy," while the utterly imaginary character of "Betty Lou," speaking in the voice of a little girl, but emanating from the lips of a talented young man, has become almost a living reality to millions of listeners. < The greatest achievement of both these popular forms of entertainment, however, is the successful presentation of serious and vital drama and really great music to countless of millions who ne.ver before had the opportu nity to enjoy the masterpieces of the great dramatists and composers. The nation's taste' is definitely being '(^elevated. - . ? - WE MUST DEFEND OUR OWN There are few Americans, regardless of their jwHsonal political predilections, who will not agree with the main theme of President Roosevelt's first message to the new Congress. That is that the United States must put its armed forces into such condition that this country will be able to resist any threat to our national rights or encroach ments upon our liberties by any foreign power. Most Americans, too, will agree with the President when he says that means other than the use of force must be tried first in any situation which might strain inter national relations. .But in a world where force seems to be the principal means of making other nations agree with the oncit which have the most powerful armaments, certainly the voice of America will be listened to with more respect if we put ourselves in a position where others will realize that we have the necessary force to back up our words, if it comes to a showdown. There are other means of undermining the influence of the aggressive dictatorships, and those arc already in our possession. The suggestion will doubtless be made in Congresrt, Anil will receive much public support, that commerce of any' kind with 4ny unfriendly nation should be prohib ited. Japan is almost facing ruin now by reason of tha threat to her silk exports, since a new artificial silk su perior to the natural product is joct being put on the V \ \ \ / , - , - \\ J I J Critical Times TOTALITARIANISM WJ market in this county. If/Japan could not luty Ameri can cotton and other goods that nation would be in ser ious difficulties indeed. And so with Germany. Italy and other nations vvliieli are making more or less threatening gestures- toward the I'nited States. All of ?them can lie Wrought to terms by economic pti-* sure which is well within our ability. But before we be gin to put 011 the pressure we should be ready to resist if they choos.e to tight about it. THAT POST OFFICE DEFICIT The Postmaster Generaf, Mr. Farley, reports that Vis j department spent 47i million dollars more than it />ok j in from the sale of postage stamps in the fiiV-al year, just 1 ended. We don't wc^ryso much about Jhc postal deficit as we do about ostage law will expire by limitation 011 June .')(Hh next, unless Congress in the meantime votes to renew it. We do iiot think it would do any harm and probably w ould do [ a go id. deal of good, to go back to the old standard po>t- J agC 1. Suppose it did increase the Post Office ('elicit. It is silly 10 look upon that or any other activity of the Gov ernment ns if it were a business organized and operated for profit. Government has no business to run a busi ness, and it wouldn't know liow to if it tried. The Post Office is a public service for which laxpavers must pay. It is probably true, as many have stated, that a private , business enterprise could handle the mails at lower rates of postage and make a nice profit on the operation. Pri vate business is so uniformly more efficient that public business that it is easy to believe. But under the pres "ent system, the Federal Post Office Department probably will produce A deficit every year. ?? ? i ? FRANKMN COUNTY * ? FARM ITKMS \ ? lljr County Form Agents ? I H Club* Thirteen 4-H Club meetings were conducted In Franklin Confi ty with an estimated attendance of 500 boys and girl*. Miss Brax ton, Home Agent, demonstrated to the girls and boy* the use of patterns Jn making dresses, and showed bhe boya how they could aecure patterns from magazines with directions for constructing certain useful home conveniences. To the Senior girls, directions were given and Illustrations shown on finishing pine floors with boil ed linseed till and wax. The boys were given dlreclons and shown Illustrated1' r4?a)t? of painting buildings on tihe farm by using nbera lived In painted houses and thati \ ? less than 3% had {he qui build - j Ion, Including poultry booses, i garages, smoke house* and barns, I painted, it la observed In Prank- I 11% County IUI many bsUdlors i :ounty const meted within the past few years have no weathered and de cayed from the lack of paint tliat they appear to be of several years old. ? ? ? Inexpensive Painting The following practice or ine- ! thod of painting has been reporb ed as giving satisfactory results when used on out buildings. Paint is made by mixing two to two and one-half pounds of mortar color to Ave gallons of used motor oil. Aft*r this mliture is prepared, it should lie tried on small piece of lumber. If color given Is tob light, additional coloring should b? ad ded; l(..too (lurk, additional oil should be added, Hy experiment ing in this manner, the desired shade can be obtained. The mor tar color should be well mixed with the oil. Mortar color can be purchased from any store selling building materials... It sells at i cop* of It and up per pound, de pending on color. Hrlck red mor tar color I* least expensive i T^ls mixture can be applied to slther dressed or nndreaaed lum ber with white wask or paint , ?r??h. Wbero piWMWie sprayers ?re tttlltMs.' tfcfjr mmy be used to ? * ?' - ? vl spray paint 011 the building, sav ing^mueli lime. When this mater ial is applied to wooden surface, it w.ill last from seven to ten years anil protect the timber and im prove thi appta a.ici of the farm lot. e - ? ? ? Terracing I" nil The Fianklin_ County Terracing Unit will start -'operating Monday on the farm of Mr. Luther Pearce in Dunn Township. From t-here the machine is routed to Mr. Zol lie Pearee's. When job is com pleted, the machine will go to any points in Dunn Township where terracing, road . construction, or ditch construction is desired. This is the iirst time the terracing unit' has operated, in Dunn Township since being purchased in 1935. All persons desiring, the services of the Unit should avail themselves of the opportunity while the unit is iToar ttrt-rr. nnii< for wer vices should be made at the Coun ty Agent's Office in Louishurg. * * . * Water Systems ,Mr. It. G Broaddus. Extension Specialist' in Agricultural Engi neering from State College, will be in Franklin Cofinty Tuesday. January 24, to make surveys and discuss the 'approv-d systems Of Water, supply oil farm. Also sew-j age disposal. On Tuesday morn ing. we have planned to yisU- far mers in the county and niake sur veys to determine best method of hista'liug running water in the home. Considerable UitercsL<4u i?* stallation of TtvTIraulic rams has been manifested by farmers of Franklin County recent ly. Farm ers having a good Spring near Mie home with a good flow of water should make request for a survey to be made lo determine quantity of water that can be delivered to house and cost of installation of hydraulic ram, which is one of the most economical systems of water supply. Request for t'his ser vice should be qiadc at County Agent's Office by letter or visit. A ineeWng is called at the Coun ty Agent's Office at 2 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, where Mr. Broaddus will demonstrate some simple appliances to be used to put- water in the home. AH inter ?!st<;dfar,Qiej:Biire" Invited to at rena this meeting and observe the demonstration. How quickly you can "put on the brakes" at the approach of dan ger. will be accurately measured at the 1939 California World's Fair by a reactometer as part of an auto driving test. F.D.R. Addresses Nation WASHINGTON, D. C ? Presi dent Roosevelt a* he delivered his annual message on the state of the Union to a Joint session of the Seventy-sixth Congress In the Rouse of Repregygfttives. BED FERTILIZER WE HAVE SCORES OF SATISFIED FER TILIZER CUSTOMER ALL OVER FRANK ff*. *"'? v LIN AND IN ADJOINING COUNTIES AND \ ; WOULD APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU BEFORE YOU TRADE. HARROWS ?? - SINGLE WAGON HARNESS $5.00 up BRIDLES ' HAMES - > . m. PLOWS .and CASTINGS ' FORKS ? gftUVBLB ? HOES * S ' MAULS and WEDGES ? - ? ? ; ? - - HANDLES ? ALL KINDS FOOD FOR THE FAMILY FEED FOR THE STOCK DOORS, WINDOWS, NAILS, LOCKS and HINGES, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER BOARD,, SHINGLES, ROOFING. t SEABOARD STORE CO., INC. iM ? ' -rh ' '? WHOLESALE . RETAIL Pay Cask and Pay Lew , D. J. M?Kicn?, Preddent